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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently 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 blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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