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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are 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 e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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