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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free 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 topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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