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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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