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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly 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 quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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