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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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