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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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