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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free for students 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 a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education