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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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