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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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