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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always 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 issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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