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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. 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 massive open online courses are almost always 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 numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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