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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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