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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always 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 many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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