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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are customarily free 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 issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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