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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free 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 a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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