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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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