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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently 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 must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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