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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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