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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online 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 several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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