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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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