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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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