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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly 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 a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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