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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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