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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free 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. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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