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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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