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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always 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 blended learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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