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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly 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 numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education