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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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