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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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