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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the most important 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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