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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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