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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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