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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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