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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally 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 a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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