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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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