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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students 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 several topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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