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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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 many topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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