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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly 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 many topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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