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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are usually 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. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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