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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students 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. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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