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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are normally 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. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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