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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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