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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently 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 organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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