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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly 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 issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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