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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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