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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly 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. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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