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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners 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 issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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