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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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