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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not 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 a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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