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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently 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 subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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