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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students 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 distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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