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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners 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 several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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