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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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