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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses 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 numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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