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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free 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 several subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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