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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly 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 a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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