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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free 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 several issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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