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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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