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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are usually 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 many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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