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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are normally free 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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