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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners 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 lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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