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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually 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 numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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