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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not 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 several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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