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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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