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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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