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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners 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 a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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