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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not 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 distance learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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