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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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