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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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