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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students 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 many issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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