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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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