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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally 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 quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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