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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always 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 numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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