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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners 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 a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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