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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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