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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses 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 lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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