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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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