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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically 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 quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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