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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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