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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally 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 a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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