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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free 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. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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