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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open 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 many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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