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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free 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 a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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