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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually 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 many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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