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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are commonly 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 a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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