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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are customarily free 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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