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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free 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 many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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