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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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