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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally 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 topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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