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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students 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 issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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