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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always 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 subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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