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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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