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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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 a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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