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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always 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 many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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