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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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