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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses 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 numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the major 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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