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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students 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 several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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