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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are usually 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. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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