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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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