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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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