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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students 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 quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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