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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students 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 several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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