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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students 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. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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