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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally 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 many topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major 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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