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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not 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 topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources