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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational 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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