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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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