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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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