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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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