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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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