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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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