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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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