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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students 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 a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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