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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally 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 a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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