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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not 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 variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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