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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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