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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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