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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students 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 issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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