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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not 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 several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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