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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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