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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally 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 a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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