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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily 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 quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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