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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally 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 a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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