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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. 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. These massive open online courses are usually free for students 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 numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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