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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always 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 subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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