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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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