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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs 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 e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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