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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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