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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students 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 several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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