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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically 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 many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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