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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free 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 numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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