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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are 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 online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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