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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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