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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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