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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free 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 technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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