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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always 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 issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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