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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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