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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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