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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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