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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically 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 a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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