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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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