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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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