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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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