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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not 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 subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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