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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically 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 distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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