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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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