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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free 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 a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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