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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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