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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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