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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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