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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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