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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always 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 a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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