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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students 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 online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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