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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly 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 several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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