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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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