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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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