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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally 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 learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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