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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major 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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