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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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