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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are customarily 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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