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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students 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 a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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