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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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