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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students 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 several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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