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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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