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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly 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 issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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