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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly 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 several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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