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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily 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 a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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