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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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