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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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