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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally 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 a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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