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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually 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 numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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