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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free 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 topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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