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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually 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 subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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