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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students 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 a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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