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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always 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 quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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