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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 many issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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