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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always 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 issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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