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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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