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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly 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 numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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