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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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