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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are customarily free 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 a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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