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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently 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 institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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