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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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