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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are customarily 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 topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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