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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not always 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 e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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