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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners 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 many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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