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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly 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 a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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