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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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