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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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