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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students 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 distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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