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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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