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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students 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 technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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