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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally 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 many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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