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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always 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 a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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