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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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