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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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