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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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