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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently 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 variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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