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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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