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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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