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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major 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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