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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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