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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently 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 e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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