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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally 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 many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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