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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes 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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