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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students 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 several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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