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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically 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 topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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