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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly 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 quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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