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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students 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 topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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