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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. 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 many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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