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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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