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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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