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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with 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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