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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly 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 a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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