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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally 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 several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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