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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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