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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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