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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are generally 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 many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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