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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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