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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly 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 numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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