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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners 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 many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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