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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly 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 quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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