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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are commonly 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 learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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