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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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