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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always 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 elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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