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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly 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 several topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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