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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always 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 topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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