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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online 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 a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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