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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes 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 numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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