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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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