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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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