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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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