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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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