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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are 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. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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