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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. 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. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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