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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always 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 several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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