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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually 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 numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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