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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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 several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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