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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently 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 a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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