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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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