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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually 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 many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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