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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students 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 many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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