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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually 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 variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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