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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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