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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are almost always 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 education institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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