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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free 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 many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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