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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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