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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly 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 many topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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