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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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