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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly 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 a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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