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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free 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 lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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