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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students 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 a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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