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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently 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 subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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