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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. 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. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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