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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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