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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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