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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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