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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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