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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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