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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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