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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free 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 online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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