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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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