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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always 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 quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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