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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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