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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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