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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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