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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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