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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually 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. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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