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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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 issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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