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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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