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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. 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 topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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