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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students 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 a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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