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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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