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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly 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. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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