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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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