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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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