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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are 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 many subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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