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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free 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. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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