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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free 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 variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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