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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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