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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners 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 lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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