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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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