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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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