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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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