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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are 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 many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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