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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students 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 quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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