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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not 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 several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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