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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently 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 a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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