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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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