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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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