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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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