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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always 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 several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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