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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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