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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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