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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently 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 topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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