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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily 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 lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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