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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs 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 many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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