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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free 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 many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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