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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC 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 several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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