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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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