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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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