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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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