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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not 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 issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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