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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. 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. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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