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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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