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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free 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 topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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