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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally 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 distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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