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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always 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 lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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