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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 several topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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