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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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