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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are 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 many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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