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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students 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 subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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