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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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