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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently 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 variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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