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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are 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 numerous topics that online learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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