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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly 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 blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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