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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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