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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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