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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students 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 several topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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