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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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