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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free 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 quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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