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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily 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 issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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