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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically 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 describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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