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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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