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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students 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 a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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