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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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