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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily 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 variety of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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