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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always 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 topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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