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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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