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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs 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 subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education