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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not 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 lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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