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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are free 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 many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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