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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually 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 a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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