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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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