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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 advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners 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 quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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