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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently 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 subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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