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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are 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 issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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