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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently 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 lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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