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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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