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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually 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 numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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