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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently 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 numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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