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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners 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 several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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