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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students 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 a lot of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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