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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily 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 several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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