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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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