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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners 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 several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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