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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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