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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly 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 issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key 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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