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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily 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 issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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