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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. 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 a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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