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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly 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 quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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