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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 several subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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