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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally 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 numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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