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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always 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 topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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