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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are generally 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 many subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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