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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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