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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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