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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free 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 many topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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