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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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