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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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