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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners 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. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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