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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses 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 a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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