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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are 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 quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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