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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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