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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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