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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always 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 several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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