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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently 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 many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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