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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally 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 topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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