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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. 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 massively open online courses are typically 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 issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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