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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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