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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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