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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are generally 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. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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