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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always 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 quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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