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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free 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 topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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