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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are free 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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