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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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 many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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