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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly 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. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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