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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently 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 subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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