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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always 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 issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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