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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 many subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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