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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free 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 lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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