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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free 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 numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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