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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally 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 variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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