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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses 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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