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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students 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 a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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