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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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