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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically 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 issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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