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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are free for learners 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 topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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