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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses 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 lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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