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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always 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 elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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