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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always 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 quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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