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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free 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 several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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