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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are usually 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 numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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