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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free 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 subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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