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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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