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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 many subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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