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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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