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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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