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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to 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 issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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