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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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