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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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 a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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