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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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