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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always 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 lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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