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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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