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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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