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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 (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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