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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly 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 issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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