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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are 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 a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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