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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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