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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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