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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically 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. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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