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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly free 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 learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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