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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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