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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 many issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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