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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free 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 blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major 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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