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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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