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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally 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 numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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