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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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