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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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