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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 several issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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