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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs 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 quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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