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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently 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 subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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