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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. 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 topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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