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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free 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 online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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