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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 numerous topics that online learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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