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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually 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 a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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