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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 many subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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