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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily 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 a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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