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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners 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 numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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