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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free 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 several topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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