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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not 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 topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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