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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are normally 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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