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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are 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. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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