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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free 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 many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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