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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free 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 numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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