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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally 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 a lot of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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