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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always 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 quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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