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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free 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 many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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