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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always 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 issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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