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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally 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 numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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