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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free 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 numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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