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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually 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 learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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