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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are usually 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. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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