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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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