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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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