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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently 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 issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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