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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently 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 lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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