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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free 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 a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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