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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important 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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