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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally 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 many topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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