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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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