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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly 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 numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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