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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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