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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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