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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not 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 e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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