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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free 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 a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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