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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students 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 several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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