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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly 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. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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