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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 online education institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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