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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners 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 several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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