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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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