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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC 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 numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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