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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students 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 also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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