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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly 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 many issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)