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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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