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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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