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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners 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 a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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