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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually 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 a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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