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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are free 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 numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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