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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs 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 several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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