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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students 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 several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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