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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not 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 topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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