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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not 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 variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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