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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally 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 numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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