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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take 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. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 many issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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