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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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 a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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