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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free 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 many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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