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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free 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. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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