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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free 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 quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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