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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually 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 many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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