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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes 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. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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