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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently 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 several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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