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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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