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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally 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 a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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