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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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