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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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