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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners 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 numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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