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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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