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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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