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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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