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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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