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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free 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 a variety of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major 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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