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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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