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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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