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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free 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 distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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