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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online 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 a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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