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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not 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 numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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