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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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