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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners 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 blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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