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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners 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 several subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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