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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not 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 issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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