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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students 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 a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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