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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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