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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students 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 several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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