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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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