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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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