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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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