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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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 several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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