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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free 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 many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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