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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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