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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently 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 a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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